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JNL102   Journalism Skills (Part One)   (20 credits)

 
Year Running: 2016/2017
Credit level: F4
Pre-requisites   None
Additional Information   Restricted to students studying Journalism

Description

This unit is designed to introduce students to the discipline of news writing and the challenges of producing an accurate, readable narrative. It is delivered through a lecture programme which seeks to explore the skills involved in writing for publication and the industrial context in which journalists work. The lecture programme is supported by practical workshops in which students learn to develop their writing skills through a number of exercises of varying complexity.

 

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Teaching Methods

Delivery Type Hours
Independent 167.0
Lecture 11.0
Other 22.0
 

Methods of assessment

Assessment Type Duration % of formal assessment Semester
Course Work 0.0 40 % S1
Other 0.0 60 % S1
 

Teaching methods and assessment displayed on this page are indicative for 2023-24.